Bobby Z’s 1952 Chevy Coupe I have seen this coupe around for a while. It had silver/black scallops on satin green at one point. Then I noticed a young guy and his daughter with it at car shows. I meet…
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Rumble on the Cobblestones
Aces Car Club’s 2024 Hot Rod Resurrection Aces Car Club of Orange County have got the lockdown on one of the coolest shows of the year. Among the usually quiet walkways around Old World Village in Huntington Beach, California on…
2nd Annual Cambra Speed Shop Good Times Block Party
The hottest day of the year cast it’s spicy rays on the 2nd. Annual Good Times Block Party at Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, California. It was only a year ago when John Buck announced that Cambra Speed Shop is…
Craig Cornett’s Great Grandfather’s 1955 Chevy 210 Handyman
I am rolling around the Cruisin’ Brea Classic Car Show on Father’s Day this year. Taking a break from working the booth for Cambra Speed Shop and I see this slammed wagon in a flat paint job. How dare he,…
UPGRADING THE TRANSMISSION COOLER
Was it just another reason to work in the garage with Billy? Or, actually time to do some upgrades and fix some annoying issues? With the car on stands in the garage to do some maintenance, like change oil and…
2024 Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show
The Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show held their 28th Annual event recently closing down the famous and historic Orange Plaza/Circle. The show sold out of registrations in record time. Over 400 cars lined the streets of historic buildings for an…
A Visit To Groovy Ghost Vintage
I heard of a new vintage shop opening up in Old Towne Orange. I was there when Groovy Ghost Vintage opened their doors and I was their first customer picking up a Hot Wheels Tossin’ T-Bird set and a partial…
The Craft and Art of Motorcyling
From First Ride To The Road Ahead. A book by Steve Krugman A Blacktop Book Review… In 1977 I bought a brand new Foxi GT Moped. My very first powered vehicle. It was a blast as a 15 year old…
La Verne Cool Cruise 2024
The team at Flying Deuces did it again. Yep, another spectacular show to benefit the La Verne K9 Police Foundation. From bitchen rides to antique machinery the show is right on the main intersection in Downtown La Verne, just a…
Gary Loope’s 1929 Ford Roadster
For this episode of the Motor Minute, I caught up with Gary and his wife at the Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. I was struck by the simplicity of this cool little hot rod and after talking to Gary for…
Porsche 911 – 60 Years
A Blacktop Book Review Randy Leffingwell authored an amazing detailed history of the Porsche 911 in this beautifully hard-bound landscape book. The photos compliment the incredible detail as if we are a fly on the walls of the development studios…
Dad’s 75 Year Old Hot Rod
Today’s episode of Motor Minute, we meet up with buddy Rick Kersh and ask him to share the incredible story of this 1929 Ford Sedan Delivery. We also include a special photoshoot of Mandy with Rick’s Delivery for a Cambra…
2024 Women N Wheels Event
Each year in March the Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo hosts the Women N Wheels car show event. The neat thing about this show is the women are asked to dress in the era of their vehicle. Very…
Cars and Clippers Car Show
Recently I went to a fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation. This year the fundraiser event featured a car show for the first time. The show was hosted by the Long Beach Sultan’s Car Club. Over 100 cars showed up on…